🛍️Harajuku Takeshita Street
Our Take
Crowded, commercialized, and aimed at teenagers. The real Harajuku is the streets behind it.
Go regardless if...
You're shopping for the aesthetic and know what you're looking for
More Info
About
Takeshita Street is a narrow pedestrian shopping street in Harajuku running from Harajuku Station toward Meiji-dori. It became known in the 1980s as a center of youth fashion and subculture and remains one of Tokyo's most tourist-visited streets. The street is lined with fast fashion retailers, crepe stands, costume shops, and accessories stores.
Time Needed
20-30 minutes is enough to walk the full length and back.
Best Time To Go
Weekday mornings if you want to actually move through it. Weekend afternoons are packed to the point of being difficult to navigate.
Getting There
Harajuku Station on the Yamanote line, the street starts directly across from the station exit.
Tips
The crepes are the one thing worth stopping for. The fashion is almost entirely fast fashion targeting teenagers. Omotesando, a 10 minute walk away, is a significantly better shopping street if that's what you're after.